ʻO ka lepo bentonite he lepo lepo wai me ka montmorillonite e like me ka mea nui, ua hoʻohana nuiʻia e like me ka wiliʻana i nā mea pulping i loko o ka 'enekinia kumu, i hoʻohanaʻia no ka hanaʻana i ka lepo lepo,ʻo ka hapa nui o ka hoʻohanaʻana i ka lepo bentonite kükohu he sodium-based bentonite.